Top Tennis Manga Recommendations

MASHLE

Also known as Mashle: Magic and Muscles.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

This is a world of magic where magic is used for everything. But deep in the forest exists a young man who spends his time training and bulking up. He can't use magic, but he enjoys a peaceful life with his father. But one day, his life is put in danger! Will his muscular body protect him from the magic users who are out to get him? Powerfully trained muscles crush magic as this abnormal magical fantasy begins!



Note:
- Eleventh place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category.

Tags: Magic , Fitness , Surreal Comedy , Shounen , Parody , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Slapstick , Time Manipulation , War , Primarily Male Cast , Food , Unrequited Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Asexual , Aromantic , Volleyball , Tennis

GE: Good Ending

Also known as GE: Good Ending.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Romance , Sports

High school student Eiji is in love with Aki, the head of the tennis team, but he is unable to ask her out. Another student, Yuki, discovers his obsession with Aki, and promises to help him get closer to her… but Yuki’s help comes at a cost, and soon, the analytical, strategic Eiji finds himself deep in the messy turmoil of emotion...



Tags: School , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Baseball , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , School Club , Tennis , Photography , Female Harem

Baby Steps

Also known as Baby Steps.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sports

Eiichiro Maruo is a straight-A student who decides to take up tennis as a side hobby upon entering high school. At the tennis school he runs into Natsu—a bit airheaded, but nobody can beat her in passion for the sport. Soon Eiichiro gets addicted to tennis...and when he applies his academic skills to improving his game, the results will change his life forever!



Tags: Shounen , Tennis , Male Protagonist , School , Primarily Male Cast , Foreign

Shiunji-ke no Kodomotachi

Also known as The Shiunji Family Children.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The love between brother and sister. The love between man and woman. That which is most forbidden is most unyielding. The two sons and five daughters of the Shiunji family shine like brilliant gems, each with intelligence and beauty in equal measure. And with the pedigree of their wealthy father behind them, how could they not be the talk of the town? Eldest son Arata has spent his life being tossed around by the whims of his colorful sisters, yet a little teasing won’t stop him from valuing his family over anything and anyone else. But when his youngest sister turns fifteen, their father reveals a long-hidden secret of the Shiunji “siblings” and knocks Arata’s world off its axis…



Note: The manga is getting their chapters published first on Miyajima's Fanbox account, and then some days later on the Young Animal magazine from Hakusensha editorial.

Tags: Inseki , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Female Harem , Adoption , Tsundere , Tomboy , Tennis , Slapstick , Kuudere , Coming of Age , Time Loop , Nudity

Maison Ikkoku

Also known as Maison Ikkoku.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager; Yusaku, the exam-addled college student; Mrs. Ichinose, the drunken gossip; Kentaro, her bratty son; Akemi, the boozy bar hostess; and the mooching and peeping Mr. Yotsuya. Funny, touching, and a tad off-kilter, Maison Ikkoku is the great Rumiko Takahashi at her very best.



Tags: Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , College , Episodic , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Cohabitation , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Nudity , Found Family , Tsundere , Tennis , Baseball , Rugby

Tennis no Ouji-sama

Also known as The Prince of Tennis.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

Ryoma Echizen just joined the Seishun Academy's tennis team, which is known for being one of the most competitive teams in Japan. Its members are incredibly talented, gifted, and athletic. With rigorous and extremely intense practices, the upperclassmen of the team expect the very best from themselves and they expect even more from the new members of the team. While most of the freshmen are on pins and needles hoping they won't get cut from the team, Ryoma Echizen is confident, cool, and collected. Some might even say he's cocky, but at least he's got the skills to back up his attitude. With his virtually unreturnable "twist serve," Ryoma is sure to make the starting team. Join Ryoma and the other first years, as they train hard, make friends, and try to find a place for themselves on the team. And meet Ryoma's cute but chronically shy classmate Sakuno Ryuzaki. She's got a big crush on Ryoma, but will he ever notice her? Ryoma Echizen is the Prince of Tennis. He may be ready for the Seishun Academy tennis team, but are THEY ready for HIM?



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Tennis , School , Anti-Hero , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , School Club , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Skip

Happy!

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

One day the Yakuza comes knocking on the door of the orphaned Umino siblings. The oldest brother has gone into hiding after acquiring a huge debt. Afraid for her brother, Miyuki agrees to take responsibility for the loan. The yakuza wants her to become a ho, Miyuki wants to be a tennis pro. Turns out she used to be a very promising player before her parents died. However, becoming a pro is difficult when friends are few and everybody else conspires to make Miyuki's life hell.



Tags: Bullying , Tennis , Ojou-sama , Seinen , Love Triangle , Fugitive , Gambling , Yakuza , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Nudity , Foreign , Language Barrier , LGBTQ+ Themes

Kakao 79%

Also known as Kakao 79%.

Status: Cancelled
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The story of the bittersweet youth of two childhood friends.

Tags: School , Full Color , Shoujo , Tennis , Heterosexual

Marmalade Boy

Also known as Marmalade Boy.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Miki’s life was pretty ordinary until the day her parents told her they were swapping spouses with another couple! Thanks to this unconventional arrangement, Miki now has two new stepparents and a hot new stepbrother, Yuu! Miki isn’t exactly thrilled with her new situation, and though Yuu is super cute, he’s also kind of a jerk. Can Miki sort out her complicated feelings for him and come to terms with her new family?



Tags: Shoujo , Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Inseki , School , Tennis , Family Life , Work , Age Gap , Unrequited Love , Time Skip

Koukousei Kazoku

Also known as High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Spring is in the air, and Kotaro is about to begin his first year of high school. He's full of hope and anticipation of a wonderful life at his new school, only to have his dreams crushed by... his family?! Isobe Isobee Monogatari ~ Ukiyo wa Tsuraiyo creator Ryo Nakama's latest series combines family and school life gags, making it feel familiar but also fresh and new. This new genre of comedy will be sure to make the grade!



Tags: School , Surreal Comedy , Family Life , Baseball , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Tennis , Delinquents , Shogi , Volleyball , Animals , Male Protagonist

GE: Good Ending

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sports

GE: Good Ending is a one shot that follows main character Utsumi's interactions with Kurokawa Yuki, a member of the school tennis team, in order for Utsumi to confess his feelings to the captain of the tennis team. It is implied that the title of the manga is derived from the "good endings" that are achieved in visual novels.

Due to a heavy response to this one shot, a follow-up full version was made five months after the original, which includes identical characters and settings.

Tags: School , Shounen , Heterosexual , Tennis

Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama

Status: Releasing
Genres: Sports

In Japan an "All Star Team" is being formed, containing the 50 best tennis players from the entire country.

Tags: Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Tennis

Itazura na Kiss

Also known as Itazura na Kiss.

Status: Cancelled
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Ever since she entered high school, Kotoko Aihara wanted to be in the same class as Naoki Irie. The only problem, Irie is the smartest student in school while Kotoko is one of the dumbest. Now in 3rd year high school, she still isn't there. One day, her home gets destroyed and the only place else to go was to Irie's home. Now that she lives close to him, will their relationship be the same, or will it become greater than it is?

Notes:
- Includes the one-shot "Boku ga Naku"
- Includes the one-shot "Pink no Yuki ga Futtara..."
- The manga was canceled due to the unexpected death of the author.

Tags: Shoujo , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Work , School , College , Time Skip , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Medicine , Tennis , Family Life

Mahou Shoujo Site Sept

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Supernatural

Tsurara Takahashi is a middle school student who belongs to the Shinzen tennis club. However, she carries a great misfortune that she cannot confess to her friends: she met the mysterious Mahou Shoujo Site and was given a stick in the shape of an electric drill.

Note: Volume 2 contains a side story series consisting of three chapters.

Tags: Bullying , School , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Crime , Magic , Tomboy , Suicide , Tennis

Gorin no Megami-sama: Nadeshiko Ryou no Medal Gohan

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Sports

The protagonist, Kominato Ryou, whose only skill is cooking, is accepted by his father into the prestigious Itadaki High School, on the condition that he work as a cook at the residence. However, the "dorm" is a female dorm where future gold medalists live. The dietary demands of these high-level athletes are naturally high. Accept the challenge to fill their stomachs and prepare their bodies for the Olympics! A group of schoolgirls + an Olympic gourmet! The delicious harem romantic comedy begins!

Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , School , Female Harem , Food , Tennis , Judo , Swimming , Athletics

Ace wo Nerae!

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

A story of an ordinary high school girl who gradually discovers her hidden talent of tennis through severe trainings designed by her strict coach. Can she become an "Ace" tennis player?

Tags: Tennis , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , School Club , Ojou-sama

Ueno-kun wa Kaihatsuzumi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Psychological

An unfortunate story in the spring of youth about a boy who can’t get off without being bullied by three girls.

Tags: Bullying , Female Harem , Heterosexual , Nudity , College , Seinen , Gyaru , Delinquents , Yuri , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , School Club , Feet , Tennis , Psychosexual

Teekyuu

Also known as Teekyuu.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

The four girls of the Kameido High School tennis club play and don't play tennis in their side-splittingly funny daily lives. The new club member, Yuri Oshimoto, is forced to be the straightman to her idiotic upperclassmen. Then there's Kanae Shinjou, the stupidity-machine who can't play tennis even though she's in the tennis club; Marimo Bandou, the unpredictable super-pervert from Kansai; and Nasuno Takamiya, the air-headed, mysterious rich girl who tries to solve everything with money. Today, tomorrow, and the day after, regardless if they're all there or not, it's a tennis manga you can't help but roar in laughter at!? And in the fall of 2012, you might get caught up in the “Teekyuu” whirlwind even further!?



Tags: School , Shounen , Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School Club , Primarily Female Cast , Tennis

Shanimuni GO

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sports

Ide Nobuhisa has always been a boy full of vitality and a young promise in the field of track running. However one day after a competition, he stumbled over the pretitest pair of legs he had ever seen! Their owner, a young girl practicing tennis makes a promise with Ide that she will teach him how to play. After seeing the name tag on her racket bag, Ide puts all his efforts into passing the test for accessing the same high school she goes to, Makunogama. In his first days in his new high school, Ide discovers two things: an old friend of his is also attending, and nobody knows of a girl with the name he saw on the tag! He and his friend join the school tennis club, where they meet another first year, Takita Louis (Ruui), a very good tennis player with a little of an attitude problem.

However things start to look better for Ide when his dear missing girl appears in the school! As it happens, he misread her name on the tag. Takada Hinako was well known as one of the members of the tennis club, but some time after meeting Ide for the first time she suffered an accident and has now lost the use of her left leg. Hinako is no longer a happy spirited girl and tells Ide she can't fulfill her promise.

Eventually the opposite characters of Louis and Ide end up confronting each other in a tennis match. Ide is an incredible fast learner, but he is no match... until Hinako decides to give him advice. Things only get worse, however, when their club president decides to put Louis and Ide as a doubles pair for the upcoming inter-highschool tournament!

Tags: Tennis , Shoujo , Male Protagonist , School Club

W's

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Okita Tsurugi is a 3rd grader who's father passed away when he was young. He lives with his mother. His father was a famous tennis player. Tsurugi yearns to play tennis too and joins a tennis club, where he meets a girl, Sanada, who's a tennis prodigy.

Tags: Shounen , Tennis